Bidspirit auction | Contemporary Kapes Mixed Media Figurative

Contemporary Kapes Mixed Media Figurative Painting on Canvas - A contemporary figurative mixed media painting on stretched canvas, executed in January 2009. The work depicts two stylized, expressive heads in a modern expressionist style, utilizing a diverse range of materials and techniques. The figure to the left features a face formed from thick white impasto with linear features, set against a ground of collaged kraft paper that carries the red-brown drawn lines of the hair. The figure to the right is similarly rendered with a white impasto face, but is distinguished by three-dimensional, sculptural hair elements constructed from saturated and crumpled dark red fabric or paper. The lower portion of the composition, including the necks and shoulders, is heavily textured with vibrant, swirling applications of red, green, yellow, and black paint. The work is signed and dated on the verso in black marker, inscribed January 09 / Kapes with an underlined stroke beneath the name. No other maker marks or gallery labels are visible.